ASHURASIRPAL

The Banquet of Ashurnasirpal II


The Banquet of Ashurnasirpal II is an account from the emperor Ashurnasirpal (883-859 BCE.) displaying his royal power. The feast was held to commemorate the inauguration of his new palace in the capital city of Calah. This Assyrian empire was short and combined many cultures into a unique culture.
The text The Banquet of Ashurnasirpal II reveals aspects of geography. It reveals aspects of geography because the king of Assyria “Ashurnasirpal has personally conquered almost all regions in Africa. The historical theme in Africa deals with the human dispersion in the rest of the world. Africa forms the southern frontier of the Mediterranean world and connects to the Indian Ocean. The evidence points out that the first humans merged from eastern Africa to populate the rest of the world.
The tropical climate that prevails in much of Sub-Saharan Africa unfortunately destroys many types of artifacts that survive in drier regions. ...